Tuesday, September 23 Mark in Movie: Mark appears in Plaster Caster, a documentary about notorious groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster. The movie is available on DVD and VHS on November 4, and will also be screened a few times, the locations of which can be found on the film's website, plastercaster.com.Wednesday, September 10 Wylde Ratttz Song to be Released: On September 30, Atlantic Records will release the soundtrack to the Richard Linklater movie School of Rock. The soundtrack will contain the Wylde Ratttz' version of The Stooges' T.V. Eye. T.V. Eye was previously released on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, though with a Ewan McGregor vocal in place of Mark's. Supposedly, later pressings of the record contained the version with the Mark vocal. The Wylde Ratttz (wylderatttz.com. No mp3s are from the session that Mark did) are Mark, Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley, Mike Watt and Ron Asheton.
Thursday, August 21 Mark on Compilation: Mark has contributed a song to the CD compilation You've Got Your Orders Volume 1, where artists write songs from titles given to them. Mark's is called Coke Limo. The album is available from Chrome Peeler Records (chromepeeler.com). Ordering information and the full tracklisting is avaiable on the Chrome Peeler website.Monday, August 18 (Updated 8/19/03) Reprise Reissues: Today Reprise UK re-released most of Mudhoney's recorded output for the label (the exceptions being Tomorrow Hit Today and a few b-sides and compilation cuts), remastered with additional artwork and many bonus tracks. The bonus tracks for the two re-releases are as follows:
Piece of Cake Bonus Tracks:
- Over the Top
- King Sandbox
- Baby O Baby
- In the Blood
- No Song III
- Between Me & You Kid
- Six Two One
- Make it Now Again
- Deception Pass
- Underride
My Brother the Cow Bonus Tracks:
- Mudhoney Funky Butt
- West Seattle Hardcore
- Sissy Bar
- Carjack '94
- Sailor
- Small Animals
- Not Goin' Down that Road Again
The first three bonus songs on Piece of Cake (5046658772) are b-sides from that era that are also available on March to Fuzz. The last seven are the Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew EP in its entirety. The first six bonus songs on My Brother the Cow (8122736592) make up the bonus 45 that came with the LP of that album and the seventh song is a b-side from that era, also available on March to Fuzz. It's likely that the hidden backwards track on My Brother the Cow is not included, due to space constraints. Both records are available from amazon.co.uk.
There's an interview with Mark in the September issue of Mojo magazine where he discusses the reissues.
Monday, August 18 Hard-On For War: The Buddyhead/Network compilation, Gimme Skelter will be released on September 30 and contain Hard-On For War. This is an alternate mix of the version available for free at protest-records.com. The full tracklising of the record is available at gimmeskelter.com.
Sunday, June 15 Steve Performances to be Aired: On Monday, June 16 Steve will have the two Madrid appearances that he taped on June 2 air on Spanish media. The first will be on Radio 3, from 10:00-10:30pm (not at 7:00pm like the program usually airs) and the second will be on La 2 television from 2:15-2:45am late Monday night/early Tuesday morning.
Sunday, June 15 Steve Records Available: Both Searching For Melody and the Nothing But the Blues 45 can be ordered online from Barsuk Records.
Monday, May 5 Charles Peterson Book: In November, powerHouse Books will release a new collection of photographs by Charles Peterson, titled Touch Me I'm Sick (ISBN: 1-57687-191-6). The hardcover book will contain 92 tritone photographs spanning 144 pages and contain photographs of Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Sleater-Kinney and others. Previously, Charles released Screaming Life, which contained photographs of Mudhoney, Green River and The Monkeywrench.
Thursday, May 1 Steve to Record: In the next few weeks, Steve and Johnny Sangster will back Mark Pickerel in recording a version of Steve's Nothing But the Blues.
Monday, April 14 Solger Liner Notes: Mark and Steve will be doing the liner notes for an upcomming reissue of Seattle hardcore band Solger.
Wednesday, April 2 Steve Release Date: Steve's Searching For Melody will be released in Europe on June 2 by Vinyl Junkie/Loose Records. Currently, there is no word on the release date in America on Rosalyn Recordings.
Wednesday, March 26 (Updated 3/29/03) Upcoming Songs: Thurston Moore's Protest Records (protest-records.com) is hosting a MP3 of Mudhoney's new song 'Hard On For War'.An alternate mix of 'Hard On For War' will be included on a compilation that is to be released by Buddyhead/Nettwork.
Thursday, March 20 Compilation CD: On June 3, Sub Pop will release Terminal Sales, a 2 disc set of greatest hits and rarities from the label's 15 year history. There is no word yet on what Mudhoney song will be featured. Other artists to appear include Nirvana, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, The White Stripes and Sunny Day Real Estate.Tuesday, February 18 (Updated 3/3/03) Urban Guerilla Available: Urban Guerilla from the 9/8/02 Peel Session is included on a compilation CD titled Up Yours! Punk's Not Dead that comes with the March issue of Mojo magazine. The issue is on newstands now.Old News: 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997